Question

Calculate Payroll An employee earns $44 per hour and 1.5 times that rate for all hours in excess of 40 hours per week. Assume that the employee worked 55 hours during the week, and that the gross pay prior to the current week totaled $63,800. Assume further that the social security tax rate was 6.0%, the Medicare tax rate was 1.5%, and federal income tax to be withheld was $633.

Answer 1

Answer: $1750

Explanation:

Given Data

Earnings = $44/ hr

Overtime Earnings = 1.5 times Of $44

= $66

Hours worked during the week = 55 hrs

Social security tax rate = 6.0%

Medicare tax rate = 1.5%

Federal income tax = $633

Therefore:

Gross pay = Normal pay + overtime pay

Normal pay

= $44 * 40 hrs

= $1760

Overtime pay

= $66 * 15 hrs

= $990

Gross pay = $1760 + $990

= $1750

Social security tax

= 0.06 * $2750

= $165

Medicare tax

= 0.015 * $2750

= $41.25

Total tax

= $633 + $41.25 + $165

= $839.25

Net pay

= $2750 - $839.25

= $1910.75